People arriving in the UK from overseas face spot checks and £1,000 fines if they fail to self-isolate under a quarantine order intended to stem the spread of Covid-19.
The home secretary Priti Patel will use Friday’s daily Downing Street to outline the plans – to be introduced in early June – despite an outcry from the travel industry.
Meanwhile, a group of independent scientists have warned 1 June – the date the government has earmarked for schools to begin reopening – is “too early” for pupils to return to classrooms safely.
Be responsible about coronavirus, Sturgeon tells Trump
Nicola Sturgeon has urged US president Donald Trump to "be more responsible" in his public messaging over coronavirus.
The Scottish first minister's comments came after she was asked about the possibility of a G7 summit taking place in the US. Trump said he aims to reschedule the meeting, which was previously cancelled due to the virus.
During her daily briefing on the virus in Edinburgh, Sturgeon said: "I say this not just as the leader of a government, I say this as a citizen - I would like to see the president of the United States, in his demeanour and public utterances around dealing with this virus, be just a little bit more responsible.
"We laugh sometimes about previous comments about disinfectant and some of the comments he's made recently about testing, but it's so important that we give clear advice and message to people and we try to base that on the best knowledge, science and information that we've got.
"I think that's a responsibility for leaders at the best of times, but it's such an important responsibility at times like this."
Trump drew criticism last month when he publicly asked one of his top health advisers to look into the possibility of using injections of disinfectant to counter Covid-19, which he said would "knock it out in a minute".
The president later claimed he was making the comments "sarcastically", telling journalists in the White House he wanted "to see what would happen" as a result of the question.
Hand sanitiser can explode if left in car on hot day, officials warn
Careful where you leave that hand sanitiser if you're heading out in the car on this sunny bank holiday weekend.
The bottles can, US firefighters have warned, explode if they get too hot - with dramatic and potentially dangerous consequences:
Brazil deaths top 20,000
Brazil suffered a record of 1,188 daily coronavirus deaths yesterday and is fast approaching Russia to become the world's number two Covid-19 hot spot behind the United States.
Brazil also passed 20,000 deaths on Thursday and has 310,087 confirmed cases, up over 18,500 in a single day, according to health ministry data. The true numbers are likely higher as Brazil has not carried out widespread testing.
President Jair Bolsonaro is under growing pressure for his handling of the outbreak, which looks set to destroy the Brazilian economy and threatens his reelection hopes.
Ikea is set to reopen 19 stores across England and Northern Ireland, making it the latest big-name chain to announce plans to welcome back customers.
The stores are set to start reopening from 1 June with social distancing wardens patrolling stores to ensure shoppers keep their distance.
But families will be banned, with Ikea saying it will allow one adult and one child per household inside the store at any one point.
The 19 stores reopening are Croydon, Greenwich, Lakeside, Wembley, Tottenham, Norwich collection point, Birmingham, Nottingham, Belfast, Manchester, Warrington, Gateshead, Leeds, Sheffield, Milton Keynes, Reading, Southampton, Bristol and Exeter.
Johnson to give evidence to liaison committee
Boris Johnson will give evidence to the influential Commons Liaison Committee, which holds the prime minister to account, next Wednesday.
The virtual session will begin at 4pm and is expected to last around one-and-a-half hours - 30 minutes less than MPs had asked for.
New committee chairman Tory MP Sir Bernard Jenkin said he was grateful for the prime minister's "swift response" to the committee's invitation.
He added: "The coronavirus pandemic has led to a centralisation of power which is unusual in peacetime, making the prime minister more personally accountable than usual.
"Whether on care homes, PPE, the reopening of schools, the quarantining of international travellers, on how and when to end to the lockdown, and the economic impact it has been having, committee chairs are in a unique position to scrutinise the whole of government, to bring out truth and to increase understanding within government as well as more widely.
"This is the only way to promote learning and improvement so we make better decisions in the future."
Sir Bernard was controversially handpicked by Downing Street to chair the committee, and was elected to the role despite a revolt by some backbench Tory MPs.
Quarantine at this stage 'makes no sense', Airlines UK chief says
Tim Alderslade, chief executive of trade body Airlines UK, said: "Introducing a quarantine at this stage makes no sense and will mean very limited international aviation at best.
"It is just about the worst thing government could do if their aim is to restart the economy.
"Thousands of jobs and the recovery of the UK economy depend on re-establishing air links as soon as possible.
"Ministers must ensure that the review period in three weeks is robust, transparent and evidence-led, with the advice published in full.
"Airlines are introducing new public health measures so they are ready to carry passengers.
"A common-sense approach, establishing health corridors with low-risk countries that more effectively achieves our public health objectives, is the only way to get passengers travelling again and government should give them their full support."
As Priti Patel prepares to announce quarantine, Jet2 has cancelled all its June holidays
As Priti Patel prepares to announce mandatory 14 days of quarantine for arrivals to the UK and returning holidaymakers, the giant travel firm Jet2 has cancelled all its June holidays, our travel correspondent Simon Calder reports.
The Leeds-based airline and tour operator had planned to re-start services from 17 June, exactly three months after the Foreign Office imposed a warning against all-but-essential travel abroad.
The mid-June date matched closely plans in Europe for opening up after lockdown, and easyJet’s intended restart of services.
Jet2 to resume flights in July
Airline Jet2.com and subsidiary Jet2holidays will resume flights and holidays on 1 July.
The company said in a statement: "We have said throughout that the sun will shine again and when it does, we will be there to take customers away on their well-deserved holidays.
"As well as taking them away for their much-needed holidays, customers can be assured that we will be implementing measures, in consultation with the relevant authorities, to ensure the safety and well-being of everybody onboard."
Children may be less contagious than adults, scientists say
Children have milder Covid-19 symptoms than adults and the balance of evidence suggests that children may have lower susceptibility and infectivity than adults, scientists advising the British government have said.
The group of scientists concluded "that there was some evidence that children had milder symptoms than adults but that evidence on susceptibility and transmission was as yet unclear and recommended consideration of additional data gathering."
"Evidence remains inconclusive on both the susceptibility and infectivity of children, but the balance of evidence suggests that both may be lower than in adults," the scientists said in papers submitted to the British government up to end of April.
"Serological studies are starting to be available on child infection history, with some suggestinglow rates of infection," the scientists said.
The scientists said a robust testing and tracing system would be needed for schools to fully reopen.
Public Health Wales said a further seven people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of deaths in Wales to 1,254.
Another 138 people have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 12,984.
UK coronavirus death toll rises to 36,393
The UK's coronavirus death toll has increased by 351 to 36,393, according to the latest government figures.
Newcastle City Council says more time needed to make schools safe
Newcastle City Council has written to parents to say it did not think it would be possible for schools in the city to accept more pupils on 1 June as more time was needed to make things safe.
The letter stated: "Whilst schools have been asked to plan for more children coming back on 1 June, we must be clear with you that we do not expect this will be possible for Newcastle schools.
"This is because our first priority is to ensure that schools have the time to plan and get organised in such a way that children and staff are as safe as they can be when they come back to school.
"It is likely that some schools will be ready to welcome some groups of children from 8 Monday June.
"We hope that you will understand and support our safety first, cautious approach to this complicated situation.
"Our message is clear - if schools decide they are unable to reopen to additional pupils, we will support them."
NHS staff who paid surcharge will not be reimbursed
Downing Street has played down hopes that NHS staff who have paid the NHS surcharge will get the money back.
In a U-turn yesterday, ministers said overseas health service staff and care workers would no longer have to pay the controversial charge.
There had also been calls for money paid in previous years to be refunded.
London could emerge from lockdown first
Downing Street did not rule out London emerging from the lockdown sooner than other parts of the nation.
Asked whether the capital could see measures eased quicker, the prime minister's official spokesman said: "As we are able to gather more data and have better surveillance of a rate of infection in different parts of the country then we will be able to lift measures quicker in some parts of the country quicker than in others.
"And equally we will be able to put the brakes on in some parts of the country while not having to do so in other parts."
Over 128,000 coronavirus tests provided
Downing Street confirmed up to 9am on Thursday, 128,340 Covid-19 tests were provided.
he prime minister's official spokesman said of these 38,296 were delivered by the NHS and Public Health England labs.
A further 23,820 were delivered through surveillance testing and 6,224 at the drive-through, mobile sites or home and satellite kits.
The available capacity was 135,955.
Number of Tube travellers increases by around a quarter in a week
The number of people travelling by Tube in London has increased by around a quarter in the last week.
The prime minister's official spokesman told reporters Tube travel is up 20-26 per cent compared to last week, however the overall figure is still 91-93 per cent down on the same period last year.
Network Rail said there has been slight increases in footfall at London stations they manage, but overall it remains "fairly low".
Bus journeys outside of London are 80-86 per cent lower than you would expect for the time of year.
Rail passenger journeys are down 95 per cent this week compared to the same time last year.
Government urges public to continue to abide by social distancing ahead of Bank Holiday
Downing Street has urged the public to "continue to abide by the social distancing rules" ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend.
It follows reports that beaches and beauty spots have been packed as the temperature has increased.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman told a Westminster briefing: "All of the anecdotal evidence suggests that the vast majority of the public are still following the rules.
"And by doing so are helping to save lives and we thank them for that.
"We recognise the sacrifices which the public are making but as we head into the long weekend we must all renew our efforts and continue to abide by the social distancing rules."
Chechen reportedly hospitalised with suspected coronavirus
Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's southern region of Chechnya, is suspected of having contracted coronavirus and is receiving treatment in a hospital in Moscow, three Russian news agencies have reported.
The Tass news agency, quoting an unnamed medical source, said the condition of Mr Kadyrov, who is 43, was stable, but provided no further details.
Chechen authorities have not confirmed or denied the reports.
Mr Kadyrov, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, became head of Chechnya in 2007 in the aftermath of two brutal wars between Russia's military and separatist and Islamist forces following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.
Moscow credits Mr Kadyrov, who describes himself as Mr Putin's "foot soldier", with reining in a radical Islamist insurgency in the mainly Muslim North Caucasus region, but human rights advocates accuse him of presiding over widespread rights abuses.
On Friday, Chechnya reported 1,046 Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths, a small share of the more than 300,000 cases and 3,249 deaths reported by Russian authorities nationwide.
Screens, sanitiser and cleaners part of Wetherspoon reopening plan
Wetherspoon has said it will spend an initial £11 million making its 875 pubs Covid-19 secure ahead of reopening, with screens to be installed at bars and tables.
The chain said each pub will hire two full-time workers to regularly clean surfaces and touch points throughout, with more employed in larger pubs.
Laying out the future plans for bringing customers back through its doors, bosses added all staff will be provided with gloves, masks and protective eyewear for those who want to wear it.
In a detailed update, Wetherspoon's added: "There will be an average 10 hand sanitiser dispensers around the pub, including at the entrance for customers and staff to use."
On opening again, bosses said they have been speaking extensively to staff, suppliers, contractors and trade body UK Hospitality for guidance, including 2,500 suggestions from workers.
Founder and chairman Tim Martin faced heavy criticism as lockdown was being introduced.
He first said he would withhold salaries from staff, before reversing the decision, called for a relaxed lockdown similar to the Netherlands so his pubs could keep trading and warned suppliers may not be paid either.
